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This bill amends various consumer protection laws to enhance protections and clarify provisions related to consumer transactions. The amendments modify several key aspects of consumer protection regulations, including expanding the Division of Consumer Protection's enforcement powers, broadening the definition of deceptive practices, and adding protections for vulnerable adults. Specifically, the bill allows the division to seek disgorgement of money obtained through violations, clarifies rules about class action lawsuits, and adds provisions that require courts to award attorney's fees and investigation costs when the division prevails in a judgment. The bill also updates terminology, such as replacing "enforcing authority" with "division" throughout the text, and adds a new definition for "vulnerable adult." Additionally, the bill makes technical changes to improve the consistency and clarity of consumer protection statutes, including aligning state regulations more closely with federal consumer protection policies. The amendments aim to modernize consumer protection law, provide more robust tools for addressing deceptive practices, and ensure fairer treatment of consumers in commercial transactions. The bill is set to take effect on May 7, 2025.

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